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WEEKLY JOURNAL-MINER, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 8, 1913.
SHARPENING UP
E I n A N
THEIR
TOMAHAWKS
Bourbon Factions Engaged in Hot
Fight for Control of Special Session
Of Legislature,
L
GIVE SERIES OF
TO
RECITALS
The coming session of the legisla
ture of the state of Arizona finds
the democratic party which was such
a powerful and relentless majority
in the regular and special sessions,
more noticeably divided than it has
been since the present administra
tion was elected. It is a well known
fact that there are progressive de
mocrats and reactionary democrats,
each opposing what the other want
mainly because the suggestion
whether remedial in its nature or
otherwise comes from the other
side.
Harmony is a sweet tune when
easily played on the fiddle of one
string, but the ability to obtain har
mony from a harp of a thousand
strings has not yet been achieved
"by the followers of the great god
Demos. The oft announced demo
cratic doctrine of "vox populi vox
dei" does not apply unless the vox
populi is raised for something that
the bunch wants. In that case it is
always vox dei, but if the bunch
does not want it, it ceases to be vox
dei, and becomes the shout of the
raible or the cry of hoi .polloi.
This was never more strongly il
lustrated than in the party council
held in Phoenix shortly before the
general election. And while speak
ing of the election, it might be Hvell
to say that some democrats regard
the election as general and others
regard it as special. It all depends
on which kind of a democrat one
encounters. Returning to the propo
sition of illustrating the discordant
element of the party as presented
about the time of the party council.
It is a well known fact that the
Hon. Michael G. Cunniff of Yavapai
county, although the president of the
enate, at the two sessions which
had been held, was not a member
of the party council. This fact was
immediately seized upon by some as
legal business was getting hold of
legal votes for the speakership.
In the meantime also the present
speaker, Sam Bradner was sitting
quietly at his work in his office in
the state house as secretary of the
Livestock Sanitary Board, and the
friends of Linney thought the hands
of Bradner were tied. But Bradner
also has friends, and these have not
been resting on his former laurels
by any means. It was rumored this
week that so active had they been
that Mr. Linney's candidacy was
about to fall of its own weight, and
that Bradner could be speaker as
long as he wants to. All this is not
at all comfortable or satisfying to
the opponents of the present admin
istration because they had hoped
with the assistance of Mr. Linney to
have packed the committees of the
house in such shape as to make any
attempt at further progressive ad
ministrative measures faif of pas
sage. In any event, it's a merry scrap
and the hosts are advancing to the
conflict which begins on February 3,
1913. While the conflict wages, the
minority can at least sit back as
surcd of the fact they will get as
much wages for their efforts as do
the scrappers among the democrats.
Arizona Republican.
NOT ONE CLAIM
JUMPED FIRST OF YEAR
KANSAS CITY STOCK YARDS,
Dec 30. A run of 15,000 cattle here
today was sufficient to remove a lit
tle of the bloom accumulated last
week by the market, sales of beef
grades today ranging from steady
to ten lower. Repair work to the ex
tent of 25 to 50 cents was done on
the market last week, more than
that on fair to good beef steers,
though there was some weakness
an evidence of the lack of popularity developed Thursday. Stockers and
of the honorable president and as a ! 'eeucrs are slcaa to ,u n,Sllcr to"
full and sufficient reason for the be-lday' speculators and country buyers
lief that he would not again be the!show)nff no t,n,iaity on acocunt of
president of the Arizona senate. I the bad act,"S of t,,c becf cattle
Those who fostered this belief were "ldrK- "ecemocr catuc receipts
wont to gather themselves into their j hcrc W,H foot UP fuI1' normal as
own private corners and fearsomely i comparcd WIth receipts for the
announce for the election of somel,nonth of ycars back'( and cxcecd the
Talented Pupils of Dra
matic Studio Are
To Appear
(From Saturday's Daily.)
The Egan School of Music and
Drama of Los Angeles wishes to
announce the first complimentary
recital in January. " This will be a
faculty recital only and will be giv
en at tne majestic ineatre on
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock on
January the 9th. The public is cor
dially invited to this recital and the
following artists will appear: Thom
as Taylor Drill, vocalist; Brahm van
den Berg, pianist; Florence Dobin-
son, reader; Franz Adelmann, vio
linist; Alfred Allen, reader; Frank
C. Egan, reader.
A dramatic recital is scheduled for
Thursday, January 16th, at 2:30
o'clock at the Majestic Theatre. The
students of the school will present
the first act of "Everywoman," the
first act of "Barbara Frietchie," and
scenes from various up to date plays.
On Thursday, January.23rd., at the
Majestic Theatre the children's class
will repeat the first act of "Every
woman," and the first act of "Bar
bara Frietchie," and in addition will
present musical and dancing numb
ers.
On Thursday, January 30tfi, at the
Majestic Theatre, the operatic de
partment of the school will present
the opera, "Pinafore," with a spec
ial cast of principals and a chorus
of seventy. The music is under the
direction of Thomas Taylor Drill
while the stage direction and dra
matic work is under Sedley Brown.
Mr. Egan's desire to interest the
public in work of development along
educational lines has prompted him
to plan this series of entertainments
and to further develop his plans he
wishes the co-operation of all those
interested in music and drama.
An invitation will be mailed to all
those who care to come upon appli
cation by mail, or over phone.
WELCOME BEACONS FLASHED
ACCORDED THE PPAAI MANV HllK
Scene in Copper Basin on New Years
Eve is Described By
Eli Perkins.
Seligman Makes Great
Noise When 1913
Is Born
SELIGMAN, (Ariz.), Jan. 1.
Mrs. F. Loso, the wife of the popu
lar manager of the Harvey house
here, arrived today from their form
er home in Texas. Mrs. Loso is
very much pleased with the little
town of Seligman and especially so.
(From Saturday's Daily.)
Eli Perkins, who was a New Year , blankets out of the countrv followed
visitor to Copper Basin district, to
look after his interests, gives an in
teresting account of the activity that
prevailed as the last hours of the old
year were fading into memory.
Standing on the summit of a high
" 1CBa!u: l"c " hill where his claims are located in
me enure surroundings. L.m, uu p w n,-u ...
talist of Muskogee. Oklahoma, thev
Helen Johnson are new arrivals first saw one and then another bea
from the eastern division of the con light flashing in the near and
Harvey system. Miss Johnson met far distance, signalling to those who
many old friends here among the might endeavor to trespass that the
railroad employes. fiff was 0ff. Every mound and gulch
The latest advices from our mer-had its lantern lit up, until in the
chant, A. L. Summers, who left here aggregate there were over forty
two weeks ago for Southern Cali- blazing emblems telling to all that
forma for the benefit of his health, the ground had been legally taken
is that he is slowly recovering and over. When daylight crept over the
expects to return here within the range to the east, there blossomed a
next two weeks. His son, Charles tent on a score of hills, and like
Summers is with him and will ac- unto the fairy pictures portrayed in
company him home. Colonel Sellars' "Millions in It," so
Never before has the town of did the hearts of the prospectors
Seligman celebrated the new year throb with glee that they were again
as it did last night. For miles east ot the ground floor of making a
with all the cadence of a well train
ed army, among these who were
the first into the new EI Dorado.
Mr. Perkins states that there is not
a foot of ground in Copper Basin
open for location in consequence of
the stunt performed on New Year's
night. Surface indications were push
ed aside, and anything to get into
the district with a location notice
sufficed among the eager and hungry
prospectors to not overlook a bet
The country is plastered from on
end to the other, and even extends
as far north as Iron Springs, seven
miles away from the heart of the
scene of present operations. And to
give the scene a coloring of legiti
macy for the coming months, many
new locators are going to work de
veloping.
All are praying for the drift south
from Garbarino Hill and the long
crosscut west from the main work
ing shaft of the Commercial to get
into the ore body as quick as pos-
and west along the Santa Fe railroad snuff little fortune provided, of.sible, and the bigger the red metal
deposits all the more gratifying will
it be to all who are interested in
the future of that belt.
Mr. Perkins further stated that
the scene was an inspiring one, and
recalled the days when there was
something doing in this mining field
of many big strikes, and the wild
stampede that followed to get into
the zone with the least ceremony to
other senator as president of the
senate for the coming session.
Immediately an earnest canvass
was made of all the members of the
senate who were thought to be pos
sible candidates. This canvass de
veloped no certain man who was
-willing to take the job unless it was
presented to him on a silver platter.
"Finally, apparently by common con
sent among them, they fixed on Sen
ator Hctchman of Gila county as
the Moses to lead them out of the
wilderness. For a while Senator
Hechtman looked like presidential
timber, but only for a while. A
little further investigation brought
out a statement from the senator'
liimself that he would under no cir
cumstances oppose Mr. Cunniff for
the position, etc, etc And again their
Inbpcs were blasted.
About this time the Cochise coun
ty delegation that had been steam
rolled in the councils awoke to the
fact that the same crowd that yearn
ed for Senator CunnifFs scalp would
also elect Representative H. H. Lin
ney of Yavapai county to the speak
ership of the house, and under the
leadership of some of the prominent
Cochise county politicians who con
sidered Yavapai largely responsible
for their own flattened condition, let
out a whoop and advanced to the
fray.
The proposition to defeat Cunniff
lias fallen through, but the proposal
to elect Linney wouldn't down, and
then Cochise, "That dear old Co
cl 'se," decided that two bosses from
Yavrpai in the seats of the legisla-ti-
c mighty is considerably more
than they can stand. Linney's can
didacy has not downed in view of
the opposition of Cochise, but Co
ch:c is goiug to advance upon the
lclature with a stuffed club, and
if t7'c head of Mr. Linney shows
w 'Vn reach it will get hit. At least
so says Cochise.
Meanwhile," Mr. Linney, nothing
daunted by the fate that was being
prepared for him by his friends, had
lcal business over the state, being
an attorney and it was rumored his
supply of last December more than
40,000 head, or 35 percent. The best
steers are selling $1.50 or more be
low the high time partly because of
a sharp decine two weeks ago, but
mostly because all the prime cattle
are sold before Christmas, as a rule,
hence quality of the highest type
is absent for a month or more after
the holidays.
Colorado bred steers, fed in Kan
sas, topped the beef market here
last week at $9.10, and bulk of beef
steers sell at $6.75 to $8.25. Meal
fed cattle are running freely, and
the best ones are selling at $6.75 to
$7.55 here today. Total run of
Southerns here today 93 cars, in
cluding considerable Arkansas and
Louisiana stuff at $3.50 to $5.00. The
hog market is 5 to 10 higher today,
top $7.45, bulk $7.15 to $7.40. Own
ers in the country appear to be hav
ing the best of the finish fight now
going on between them and packers.
About the only consolation pack
ers have is in the hope that later
receipts of hogs will carry more
flesh, if they are not greater than
expected, and that after the spring
pig crop has been delivered, there
will be extensive fattening of old
brood sows, with large summer
runs of heavy sows.
Sheep and Iambs are strong to
day, run 5000 head, top Iambs $8.50.
Lambs appear safely entrenched
above the eight dollar limit; and
yearlings are strongly held, up to
$7.50 for light ones, wethers worth
up to $5.35, ewes $4.75.
HISSED OFF FLOOR.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2. Jack Johnson
and his white wife were hissed off
the floor of the Seventh regiment
armory last night at the annual
dance of the Eighth regiment of the
Illinois national guard. The regi
ment is made up of negroes. When
Johnson and his wife began to
dance, all the rest left the floor and
then all began to hiss. Johnson and
his wife finally left.
OFFICIALS MAKE
THEIR ANNUAL REPORT
(From Friday's Daily.)
Among the annual reports submit
ted to the Board of Supervisors-at
the close of the year 1912, those
of the county school superintendent,
sheriff, and recorder were available
yesterday. They give interesting
data pcrtaming to these departments,
of the government.
According to the report of School
Superintendent Miller, the total cost
of maintaining the public schools of
the county for the last year, was
$98,499.54, disbursed out of the gen
eral fund. In addition there was
paid out the sum of $8,574.64 on
account of interest on bonds for the
Prescott school district. For main
taining the Prescott High School,
the sum of $8,000 was disbursed,
while for the same purpose $9,000
was applied toward, the Jerome dis
tnct. ihe total appropriations
made for the public school system
of the county reached the sum of
$124,074.18 which was derived from
the general levy, and the special
taxes authorized at elections held
for that purpose.
Sheriff Keeler collected during the
year a total of $29,0S4.60, which
segregated, shows $23,6S0 from Ii
censes, a slight decrease over the
preceding year owing to several sa
loons going out of business. The
sum of $3,309,75 was received from
the federal government for care of
prisoners, $165.78 was collected from
criminal offenders, $40.00 from Co
comno county, and $1,885.85 as civil
fees.
The total receipts of Recorder
ColwcII for 1912 reached the sum
of $5,816.99, which is a decreased
of $579.10 over the preceding year.
Mining location notices for sale st
tbe Journal-Miner office.
JUDICIAL CHANGES.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. The
president today nominated Fenton
W. Booth of Illinois, now justice of
the court of claims, to be the chief
of that court, succeeding Stanton J.
Pcele. Henry Sherman Boutell of
Illinois was nominated as justice
to succeed Booth.
CHAMP ASPIRANT.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2. Kess Willard.
a cowboy heavyweight, has declared
that he seeks a match with Luther
McCarty. He has already wired a
challenge.
was one continuous roar of discharg- course, if the Commercial made
es of dynamite powder. The Chin- good.
cse element also was out in force At least that was the incentive for
to celebrate as this is their first the rush into that field of the fren-
new year of January 1st. The pas- zied they wanted to get into the
sengers from all east and west bound zone where the prospects of the
trains joined in the celebration, and future were so alluring for "easy
all join in to commend the spirit of money. ' The scene was like unto
the citizens of Seligman. the olden days, when mushroom
Joe Barr of the firm of Barr & camps sprung up in a night, but
Dial who is still in bad health, will when the "big one" collapsed, so, get located and take a chance over
T 1 v eltrirtli. tn- Ua A -IT I llwl till ((ntO rtnA nlrMnr, tl, t tT. (.... I.' . t
Hot Springs. Mr. Barr will visit " T
r-: i- Tit - , ... I w r -r m i
witimi in iiiocnix, wno win atter
ward accompany him to the springs.
They expect to sojourn there at
least six weeks, before returning to
Seligman.
Justice of the Peace Nail!, is in
Prescott for a few days on busi
ness.
There will be quite a number of
applicants for political favors under
our new administration from this
part of the county. A few petitions
are being circulated. The lady vot-
ters are taking much interest as to
the coming appointments which are
GUEST RECORD SUB CONTRACTOR
AT
1
(From Saturday's Daily.)
CASTLE HOT SPRINGS, Jan. 2.
to be made under our next national -Thc number of guests arriving at
administration. Castle Hot Springs for the oast
1 - u
James Black and foreman, Wil- week has broken all previous records
liam. Norton of Black Tank ranch, for this time of the year. The guests
accompanied by Claude Stephens, re- were: Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Naylon,
turned here yesterday from Flagstaff Phoenix; Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy An-
where they spent Christmas week, dcrson, Miss Gale, Prescott; Mr. and
Ed. Haskin and family, of Pine Mrs. Cooley Butler, New York City;
Springs, 90 miles northwest of here Mr. and Mrs. Louis M. Knauss, De-
were in town during Christmas troit, Mich.; Mr. Rodney E. Stnck
week. Mr. Haskins was accompan- land, Denver, Col.; Mrs. M. Clayton
led by his foreman, H. Simmons, Miller, Spokane, Wash.; Mr. F. M.
who returned with an entire loaded Murphy, Mr. Andrew E. Baldwin,
freight outfit, consisting of provis- Prescott; Mr. Stuart A. Rice, Ta
ions, hay, grain, etc coma, Wash.; Mr. and Mrs. H. M.
Thos. Larson in the employ of Robinson,. Pasadena, Cal.; Mr. and
Dial and Barr intends to soon "home- Mrs Frank H. Hereford, Master
stead on government land which is Rockwell Hereford, Tucson; Mr. T.
in abundance near here, and will Connell, Phoenix; Mr. H. H. Rock
immediately commence to improve well, Tucson; Mrs. C M. Scott and
his property. Mr. Larson is from son, Mrs. W. S. Gadsworthy, Miss
the state of Illinois. P. E. Sears, Miss L. Sears, Mr. W.
Chester Dickinson, the merchant Miller, Mr. S. Ely, Jr., Mr. H. B.
of Ash Fork was in town today on Atha, Phoenix.
business visit. He reports that Inquiries are coming in on every
progress is being made in recon- mail and reservations arc being made
structing the burned district of Ash da'Iy and before the season closes
Fork and that more fire proof and the resort will be filled to its utmost
subbstantial buildings will occupy capacity and many guests will be
the old site. - I disappointed in not securing accomo-
Frank Dickinson of the firm of dations.
Frank Dickinson and Company of
this place, returned today from an CATTLE MARKET
extended visit with relatives in Los IS STILL ON THE RISE
Angeles,
SUES FOR LARG
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T
F. H. Harris, a sub-contratcor of
the Verde Valley railway during
construction of the grade out of
Cedar Glade, has instituted civil pro
ceedings against the firm of L. J.
Smith & Co., for the payment of the
sum of $53,449.40, which is alleged
to be due on the work performed
on a certain number of miles in
building the grade of the road.
The complaint of Harris alleges
that the character of excavation per
formed in the formation through
which his contract was allowed, was
of certain heavy rock work, which
reached a total of $108,891.00 on the
basis of cubic yards measurement for
the distinctive formation designated
in the agreement entered into be
tween himself and the defendant
company. The company sued held
the contract for performing the work
and sub-let certain miles to con
tractors, of which Mr. Harris was
only one.
E. S. Clark, the atttorney of this
city, has been retained by Harris.
(From Friday's Daily.)
THREE RIGS BORING T. C. Hill was in th citv vtPr-
FOR OIL AT VERDE day from the Thumb Butte countrv.
(From Friday's Daily.) aml stated that never before : manv
F. W." Hall, president of the Yuma years was there shown so much in-
Vcrde Oil Company, and A. E. Bre- terest among miners in oerformine
... .... . i
dull, a stockholder, oassed - tlirouirli I nnnnnl title wnrlr nc
the city yesterday from the middle December. Practically every claim
Verde Valley, where the rig is be- was worked, and for the first time
BIG SUM TO MAINTAIN
THE HUNGRY TAX-EATERS
(From Wednesdays Dally)
At the meeting of the board of
supervisors yesterday atfernoon, the
various offices of the county were
checked up for the year of 1912.
The report of the treasurer was sub
mitted, showing a balance on hand
of $331,180.91. Of this sum there
will be forwarded to the State
Treasurer at Phoenix today, $128,
495.21, for the maintenance of state
institutions, as Yavapai's proportion
of the tax levy of 90 cents on the
$100 valuation.
The total levy against this coun
ty by the state was $141,000, but
ing placed in position to begin drill- not a mine was "jumped." Several ! the balance due is being withheld
ng in a :ew days. owners are continuing development.
isotn are optimistic over the out- and sales arc under negotiation
look for determining a flow of oil.
Ihey state three rigs arc now bor- STATE SENATOR RECALLED,
ing, the Jeromc-Vcrde near Cotton- SAN JOSE, (Cal.). Jan. 2. State
wood, the Tempc-Verde on the Mid- Senator Marshal Black was recalled
die Verde, and the Verdey Valley in in the Twenty-Eighth Senatorial
the lower end of the valley. Mr. District election today which result-
Brcdull is rcccnttly from Coalinga ed in the selection of Herbert C.
California, fields, and is decidedly Jones, Republican, to succeed him.
enthusiastic over the possibilities ol Jones has probably a thousand ma-!ly $40,000 annually. The honrrl rf,.
surface indications proving that jority over Kelly, Democrat. It ' ferred action on making appoint
within the next ninety days a com- was the first recall of a state offi-jments of vacant justices of the
mercial quanity will be developed, cial in California. 'peace throughout the county
until funds are available from de
linquent taxpayers. In 1911 the to
tal revenue derived from this coun
ty to maintain territorial institutions
reached $102,480.22, on a basis of a
tax roll of approximately $12,000,
000. In 1912, under statehood, with
an assessed valuation of $61,000,000,
the burden of maintaining the gov
ernment shows an increase of near-